Kungani bengadli nyama kuLent neminye imibuzo
Ukubolekwa yisikhathi sokusuka esonweni futhi siphile impilo evumelana nentando nohlelo lukaNkulunkulu. Njengokudla nokuzivocavoca womsubathi, umthandazo, ukungcola kanye nokwabelana ngezindlela izindlela zamaKatolika zokukhula okholweni futhi asondele kuJesu.
Ukunakwa kakhulu emthandazweni kungafaka umzamo wokuya eMiseni kaningi, uhambo lokuya ethempelini, noma isinqumo sokwazi okwengeziwe ngobukhona bukaNkulunkulu phakathi nosuku. Izenzo zokujezisa zingathatha izindlela eziningi, kepha izindlela ezimbili ezivame kakhulu ukupha izipho nokuzila ukudla.
Ukuqala umzimba kungukuzivocavoca okuhle kokupha. Inika imali noma izimpahla izidingo zabampofu. I- "Lenten Rice Bowl" yindlela ethandwayo yokupha izipho ngokunikela ngokudla ngakunye futhi ngaleyo ndlela ubeke eceleni imali ebekelwe abaswele.
Izinzuzo zemikhuba yenguquko ziningi. Basikhumbuza ukuthi siyizoni ezidinga ukusindiswa kukaKristu. Bakhipha isimangalo sokuthi siqonde ukunqoba izono zethu. Bahlela ukuthi silalele uNkulunkulu ngokucace ngokwengeziwe futhi samukele umusa wakhe. Azitholi insindiso noma ziqoqe “amaphuzu” ezulwini; ukusindiswa nokuphila okuphakade kuyizipho ezivela kuNkulunkulu kulabo abakholwayo nabahamba ezindleleni zakhe. Izenzo zokuphenduka, uma kwenziwa ngomoya wothando, zisisiza ukuba sisondele kuNkulunkulu.
Ukuzila ukudla kugwema okuthile okuhle futhi okusemthethweni ngenhloso yokuthile okungcono nokubaluleke kakhulu. Ikakhulu, ukuzila ukudla ngokuvamile kusho ukulinganiselwa kokufakwa kokudla noma isiphuzo. Umuntu uyashesha ukuziveza ukuhlupheka kukaJesu ngandlela thile.
Ukuzila ukudla futhi kumemezela ukuncika kwethu kuNkulunkulu ngazo zonke izinto. Kuhlanganiswe nomkhuleko kanye nezinye izindlela zokuziphatha, ukuzila ukudla kuyinsika yomkhuleko nendlela yokuvula inhliziyo nomqondo wakho ebukhoneni nasemseni kaNkulunkulu.
Ukuzila ukudla bekulokhu kuyingxenye yomkhuba wokuzinikela. Ekuqaleni, ukuzila ukudla okuphathelene nomthetho kukhawulelwe ukusetshenziswa kokudla okukodwa ngosuku phakathi nezinsuku zeLent. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inyama nemikhiqizo ephuma ezilwaneni zenyama, njengamaqanda, ubisi noshizi, yayingavunyelwe.
Umkhuba wokudla ama-pancake noma ama-donuts ku-Shrove Lwesibili (usuku olwandulela u-Ash ngoLwesithathu, owaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi "Shrove ngoLwesibili") uthuthukile ngoba lelo kwakuyithuba lokugcina ngaphambi kokuthi iLent ukunambitha ukudla okwenziwe ngobisi nebhotela. Lokhu kushesha kuchaza nemvelaphi yesiko lamaqanda ama-Ista. Ngemuva kweLent ngaphandle kwamaqanda, labo ababezijabulisa ngePhasika babekuhle ngokukhethekile! Kuyiqiniso, kwanikezwa izibonelelo zalabo abahlushwa ukugula ngokomzimba noma okunye ukulinganiselwa ngokomzimba abangakwazi ukuhlanganyela ngokugcwele kulokhu kushesha.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi lokhu kuyalwa kweBandla kuye kwavuseleleka. Manje ukuzila okwabelwe ukukhawulela ukusetshenziswa kokudla ekudleni okukodwa kokudla nokudla okumbili ngosuku, kungabikho kudla phakathi kokudla. Namuhla ukuzila ukudla kuyadingeka kuphela nge-Ash ngoLwesithathu nangoLwesihlanu Oluhle.
Izidingo ezisetshenzisiwe zokuzila ukudla zisuswa ukuze kuvunyelwe inkululeko ethembekile enkulu lapho isenzisa lowo obonakalayo. U-St John Chrysostom ugcizelele ukuthi ukuzila ukudla ngokweqiniso akuhileli nje ekudleni ukudla kepha ngokugwema isono. Ngakho-ke ukuvinjezelwa kweLent, njengokuzila, kufanele kuqinise umKatolika ukugwema isono.
ISonto liyaqhubeka nokucela ukuzila ukudla nezinye izinto. Kodwa-ke, iSonto futhi likhuthaza abantu ukuthi bakhethe imikhuba abayithola inengqondo futhi iwusizo.
Uhlobo oluthile lokuzila ukudla inyama. Yize kwakukade kudingeka kuwo wonke amaLwezi amahlanu wonyaka, manje kudingeka kuphela ngolwesiHlanu kuLent. Umbuzo osobala uthi "kungani ukudla izinhlanzi kuvunyelwe lapho?" Ngokwencazelo eyayisetshenziswa ngesikhathi somthetho, "inyama" kwakuyinyama yezidalwa ezinegazi elifudumele. Izidalwa ezinegazi elibandayo ezinjengezinhlanzi, izimfudu kanye nemfantu zazingafakwanga ngoba zazinegazi elibandayo. Ngakho-ke, izinhlanzi ziye zaba enye indlela "yenyama" ezinsukwini zokuyeka.
Omunye umkhuba ojwayelekile wabakwaLenten ukuthandaza ezikhungweni zeSiphambano. Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, abathembekile babekhumbula futhi bavakashele izindawo ezisetshenziselwa i-Passion kanye nokufa kukaKristu. Ukuzinikela okudumile kwaba "ukuhamba nePastor noJesu" ngomgwaqo ofanayo nalowo uJesu awuthathe ukuze afike eKalvari. Ngaleyo ndlela umuntu angayeka ezindaweni ezibalulekile ukuze achithe isikhathi emthandazweni nasekhonkweni.
Ngokusobala kwakungeke kwenzeke ukuba wonke umuntu athathe uhambo lokuya eJerusalema ukuhamba ngezinyathelo zikaJesu .Ngakho-ke, phakathi neNkathi Ephakathi umkhuba wokusungula lezi “ziteshi” zePostion of Jesus wavela emasontweni endawo. Iziteshi ngazinye zingamela umcimbi noma umcimbi othize osuka kuleso sinyathelo uye eCalvary. Ngakho-ke abathembekile bangasebenzisa lolu hambo lwendawo njengendlela yokuthandaza nokuzindla ngokuhlupheka kukaJesu.
Ekuqaleni inani lokuzindla liyama nezindikimba esiteshini ngasinye kwahlukahluka kakhulu. Ngekhulu leshumi nesikhombisa inani leziteshi lase lisethelwe eshumini nesine futhi ukuzinikela kwasekusabalale kuyo yonke inkolo yobuKristu.
Iziteshi zesiphambano zingenziwa nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Imvamisa umuntu ohambela isonto elilodwa aqhubeke kwesinye isiteshi aye kwesinye, ame kwesinye isikhathi sokuthandaza nokuzindla ngezici ezithile zePastor of Christ. Ukuzinikela kunencazelo ethile kwiLent ngoba abathembekile balindela ukugujwa kukaPastor of Christ phakathi neviki elingcwele. Ngakho-ke kumaLent amasonto amaningi enza imikhosi ejwayelekile Yezikhungo Zesiphambano, evame ukugujwa ngoLwesihlanu.
UKristu wayala umfundi ngamunye ukuthi "athathe isiphambano sakhe amlandele" (NgokukaMathewu 16: 24). Iziteshi zesiphambano - kanye nesizini yonke yeLent - zivumela okholwayo ukuba akwenze ngokoqobo, ngenkathi belwela ukuba nobunye obusondelene kakhulu noKristu kuPastor yakhe.